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Do not yank the upper case off quickly. The case is attached to the logic board via a ribbon cable.

Lift up at the rear of the case and work your fingers along the sides, freeing the case as you go. Once you have freed the sides, you may need to rock the case up and down to free the front of the upper case.

There are four plastic clips above the DVD slot, and another above and to the left of the IR sensor. These clips can be very difficult to disengage without prying. They can also be difficult to re-engage during reassembly.

Reassembly Tip: Press down firmly on the tip of the top case above the location of each clip until you hear a snap to reseat them in their slots.

Reassembly Tip: The two center DVD clips will rarely snap back into place properly without help, and downward pressure will instead simply deform the frame around the DVD slot. Support the frame by inserting a plastic spudger into the DVD slot directly under the clip location until it is snug, then press down until you hear the snap.

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Disconnect the trackpad and keyboard ribbon cable from the logic board, removing tape as necessary.

Note: It is possible to replace the hard drive without disconnecting the keyboard from the chassis, but it will need to be held upright to keep it out of the way, while still allowing you both hands to work on the drive removal.

Be careful when removing the keyboard-trackpad ribbon cable to ensure that the rear of the upper case is disengaged from the area near the hinge. It is easy to accidentally bend the screw receivers on either side of the keyboard.

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If you leave the five uppermost orange screws in place, the heatsink/pipes come out effortlessly, still mounted onto the main board. That way its thermal connection is retained, and you won't need to reapply thermal paste as instructed two steps below.

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Hold the logic board down with one hand and use your other hand to lift the left fan up from its housing. There is a piece of black tape securing the left fan to the heat sink. Carefully peel this tape up from the heat sink as you lift the left fan up.

Place the left fan above the Airport card. It is not necessary to remove the fan from the computer entirely.

Lift the right fan up and carefully peel up the tape securing the fan to the heat sink as you go.

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Lift up the left side of the logic board and disconnect the gray and black power cable from the bottom of the board.

Pull the power cable connector parallel to the face of the logic board.

Grasp the logic board at the left side and at the thin section, and rotate the logic board out of the lower case.

If you detached the heatsink from the motherboard two steps above, you'll have to clean off and replace the old thermal compound from the chips on the back of the logic board. Use our Applying Thermal Paste Guide to prepare the processor and heat sink surfaces.

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I noticed that there were not any actual instructions for the Thermal Paste application as recommended. Other than that the instructions were spot on! - Makes repairs much more affordable when I can do it myself. CERTAINLY invest in the spudger if you don't have one though. There really is no other way you can be careful enough when dealing with the logic board and connections.

One other tip - Print out the instructions - get some clear tape and then tape down each screw to the instructions. That will make it much easier to keep track of where everything is going as well as ensuring you don't lose any of the tiny little screws or get one in the wrong spot.